Dystopian Tory Britain - Pay Hikes For Them, Fuel Poverty For You
Let’s start with a few questions today. You’re disabled. You survive simply down to payments of ESA (Employment and Support Allowance) and a small amount of PIP (Personal Independence Payment). It might be the case you get Universal Credit with the disability ‘premium’ added on. You have a key meter for your gas and electric, which means you are paying more than someone who is billed monthly or quarterly. You regularly sit in your accommodation in the dark, because you have used up all of the £5 emergency credit. You cannot afford to drive. The cost of tax, MOT, insurance and fuel would likely use up most of your ESA, so car ownership is normally out of the question. Your weekly food shopping bill has gone through the roof, and you’re on first-name-terms with the kind volunteers at your local food bank. The indignity can only be described if you’ve been there. You’ll get it. Essentially, you are facing the biggest decline in living standards since the days of rationing. So I need t